Olga Kurkulina

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Olga Kurkulina ( Hebrew אולגה קורקולינה; Born May 18, 1971 in the Uzbek SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Israeli former athlete , bodybuilder and actress .

athletics

After immigrating to Israel, Kurkulina celebrated great successes in the national athletics championships between 1999 and 2004. She became Israeli champion in high jump and shot put and was also able to achieve good results in the disciplines javelin , hammer throw and heptathlon . Her national high jump record (1.87 m) lasted for years. She competed for Maccabi Haifa .

Personal bests:

  • High jump: 1.87 m (February 2, 2002, Kinneret )
  • High jump, hall: 1.82 m (February 19, 1999, Moscow )
  • Ball: 13.25 m (June 9, 2001, Tel Aviv )
  • Javelin: 33.48 m (June 19, 1999, Tel Aviv)
  • Hammer: 26.24 m (May 5, 2001, Tel Aviv)
  • Heptathlon: 4356 points (April 25/26, 1999, Tel Aviv)

Bodybuilding and acting

After finishing her athletics career, Kurkulina started bodybuilding . In 2007 she became Israeli bodybuilding champion in the fitness class, in 2008 Russian champion and in 2012 fourth best in the world in her class.

In 2013, Kurkulina starred in the movie Kick-Ass 2 , where she played the villain Mother Russia . She was offered the role in the comic book adaptation after director Jeff Wadlow saw bodybuilding pictures of her.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Israeli Athletic Association: National high jump list (Hebrew) ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iaa.co.il
  2. ↑ International Association of Athletics Federations : Athlete Profile: Olga Kurkulina
  3. ↑ Israeli Athletic Association: National best list in the shot put (Hebrew) ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iaa.co.il
  4. ↑ Israeli Athletic Association: National Leaderboard in Javelin Throwing (Hebrew) ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iaa.co.il
  5. ↑ Israeli Athletic Association: National best list in hammer throwing (Hebrew) ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iaa.co.il
  6. ↑ Israeli Athletic Association: National leaderboard in heptathlon (Hebrew) ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iaa.co.il
  7. ↑ Haaretz , Avshalom Halutz, September 5, 2013: Israel's Mother Russia kicks ass in Hollywood
personal data
SURNAME Kurkulina, Olga
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli athlete and bodybuilder of Soviet origin
DATE OF BIRTH 18th May 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Uzbek SSR , Soviet Union